Foot-bath



(No Model.) l V 1-1.1). PARTRIDGE.

Poofc Bath.

No. 233,011. I Patented Oct .5,188 0.

' mu-W bath.

oval or round or in any form desired.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HELEN D. PABTRIDGE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

FOOT BATH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 233,011, dated October5, 1880.

Application filed August 4, 1880.

of New York, have invented a new and useful- Improvement in Foot-Bathsand I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, and of the manner of operation, reference being hadto the aocompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, and making a part of this specification.

My invention is intended more particularly for use by sick persons, andwhen. it is desired to obtain the benefits of a vapor or medicated I11such cases it is very essential to confine the vapor and to prevent itsready escape. This can be done only very imperfectly when the ordinaryfootbath is used, even though a blanket or other covering is placedaround the limbs and. over the tub, and there is also a liability in theuse of such a bath that the covering will become wetted by getting intothe tub, and if additional warm water is re quired the vapor will moreor less escape when the additional water is supplied.

The object of my invention is to provide a more convenient and perfectmeans for confinin g the steam or vapor, and also secure a mode ofsupplying additional water without allowing the escape of the steam orvapor, or permitting any current of air to come against the limbs, andwithout disturbing the patient.

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved foot tub and bath from theback or rear, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same from one end,showing also the device for supplying additional water.

The lower part, A, of the bath may be made From this on the front side,and extending somewhat more than half around the top of A, rises a partor semi cover, B, which is united tightly to the part A, and extendsupward to about .be efiected without exposing the limbs or (No model.)

the height of the soft fleshy part of the limb, and inclines inward, soas nearly to reach the upper part of the limbs when the feet are in thetub A. This part B causes the warm vapor to be deflected toward andagainst the limbs, and also furnishes a convenient support for any wrapthat may be placed about and over them, and at the same time preventsthe dress or wrap becoming wetted. The benefits of both a water andvapor bath are thus secured.

The construction of the bath with the part B also enables the wrap to beeasily placed closely around the back part of the limbs so that thevapor will be prevented from escaping and made most effectual for thepurposes desired.

To permit the introduction of additional warm water as that firstintroduced becomes cooled, or when it is desired to increase thetemperature of the water, and that this may 5 having them subjected toany draft of air, a nozzle or opening, 0, is made in the upper part ofthe bath A, through which additional water can be supplied, and which isfitted with a cover, 0, which can be closed after water has been sosupplied, so that the warm vapor cannot escape from the bath, and willbe most effective as a bath.

The bath A may be made of different sizes, and the part B may be variedin height or inclination, as desired.

What is claimed is- A foot-bath consisting of the vessel A, with anelevated or upward and inclined semi-cover, B, and furnished with anozzle or receivingconduit, 0, substantially as and for the pun posesset forth.

HELEN D. PARTBIDGE.

Witnesses:

STEPHEN H. CAMP, MARY BUTLER.

